Fjordklubben

Hi

I don´t believe this boat is deplacement or semi deplacement as the bottom is fairly flat bottom around 12-13°. As you can see it will be fairly easy planning.
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Hi,

I have no experience of this boat hull anyhow boat deigns of the 60ths usually have flat bottom hulls becuse motor power was comparably lower at that time. Fjord/Herwa was introduced mid 60s the boat generation after this usally had deeper V hulls.

/Lars

It just came to my mind: aren't the ...

Hi Lars,

Thank you ver much!

one more thing:

Dear Lars or other gurus:

Can you say how this boat (Herwe / Fjord 18 Tour) compares to other Nordic HT boats of the similar size, such as Flipper 575HT?

Which one is smoother in choppy waters? As a reference Flipper 575HT having a relatively flat bottom does not do well in ...

Hi Lars,

And many thanks to your informative answer!

Bummer! I thought I would be buying a quality product a Fjord to carry out a restoration process and enjoy it for many years.. But now it seems it is, maybe, an inferior boat that is not as good in rough sees than a "true Fjord" nor as good in ...

Hello gurus,

(I tried to find an existing thread on Fjord 18 Tour but I couldn't find any)

I'm a newbie from Finland and very happy to have found this forum!

Anyways, here is the thing:

There is a Fjord 18 tour I'm interested in buying but I have some concerns: The boat has a Mercury 80 hp four ...